WILDOMAR: Billboards banned in Wildomar

The five-member council voted unanimously Tuesday to introduce
an ordinance prohibiting outdoor advertising signs that are not
located on the property of the business they are promoting.

For the policy to become official, the council must approve it a
second time. Once that occurs, it would become effective in 30
days.

As Planning Director David Hogan explained to the council, there
are few billboard-type signs within the city limits now as compared
with neighboring cities and the City Council members agreed they
want to keep it that way.

As written, the ordinance would prohibit any offsite advertising
displays even if they aren't of billboard size, but would not
affect signs already in existence.

The ordinance also would not apply to the human billboard
equivalent ---- sign twirlers.

Hogan said the city would have to come up with a different
ordinance regulating twirlers, adding on a humorous note that the
city might consider requiring "dance lessons."